Big Game 10K and 5K

The Big Game 5k was held on Superbowl Sunday in Downtown Las Vegas. I made sure to show my team spirit by wearing a 49ers shirt to the event. At $ 19 on Groupon, the 5k was a steal. I picked up my packet the same day of the race with ease and didn’t even have to wait in a line! The Big Game 5k drew a decent sized crowd and was set to start at 8:15AM. The race actually started closer to 8AM, and I think this reflects some poor organization skills (the 10k was set to start at 8, but I think due to poor communication everyone just took off at the earlier starting time).
As are all races held in DTLV, the course was paved and flat = easy peasy. The Big Game website really promoted an after party at Goldspike, but this event really never came to fruition. I was one of the first to show up at Goldspike and the bartenders were unaware of any specials being offered to runners. After a long while, runners finally started to show up but the Goldspike event was just lackluster.
All runners got a football finisher’s medal. Overall, the Big Game 5k is not among my favorite runs but I would participate in this event again if there was a Groupon deal for it. Hopefully next years event is better organized!
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A run on Superbowl Sunday? I’m in! The Goodie Two Shoes Foundation and the Az Hakim Foundation were the benefitting charities, and participants had a choice of a 5K or 10K route. Pricing was fair, at $ 35 plus some discounts through Groupon and various promo codes.
Packet pickup was the day prior, at a health expo near the site. Was not thrilled that I found this info out last-​minute, as participants were not notified by email about the arrangements as with other runs and events.
Day-​of was a bit disorganized: 10K participants were released first, followed by 5K. Felt this should have been mentioned and perhaps posted on signs rather than announced just prior to the start, after people had lined up. Similarly, the after party at Gold Spike never really materialized. Website info stated the awards ceremony and drink specials would start at 9AM, but Gold Spike staff knew nothing of the event at all and it wasn’t until 10AM that anything race-​related happened there, and it died down pretty quick.
The finishers medals were nicely designed and good quality, and the course itself was flat and quick. Appreciate that the race was timed and results posted online. Tech shirts included with registration were white (my least favorite color) and very basic. Would love a final calculation for the money raised for each organization.
Highly suggest more organization for next time. Registration already open for 2016’s race event online.